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This document has been moved to http://docs.mypclinuxos.com/index.php?title=Main_Page∞
Or perhaps it's more straightforward to go to http://docs.mypclinuxos.com/index.php?title=Template:Map∞
Deletions:
This document is being integrated into the new wiki's structure. Check out this page: http://docs.mypclinuxos.com/index.php?title=Template:Main_Page/get∞
Getting PCLinuxOS
Back to ContentsThis section of the guide will cover how to get (or create) a copy of the PCLinuxOS Live CD. You have a few choices as to where and how to get your copy of PCLinuxOS. No matter how you get it the end result is the same. You have in your possesion a copy of the CD. This can either be an actual CD or it can be a file containing the data of the CD. A file containing the data of a CD is called an ISO image file, and often has the ".iso" extension. With the data in the .iso file you can create a PCLinuxOS LiveCD on a CD-R or CD-RW. We'll discuss this below. You can download an CD image or (at your option) buy it.
If you need to obtain a hard copy (like dialup uses want etc.), you can order it online. (a)
If you prefer to download a copy of PCLinuxOS, then please read the following page.
Burning the PCLinuxOS ISO image to disc
When you have downloaded a copy of PCLinuxOS it will be an .iso type file. The ISO image file holds the data of your PCLinuxOS CD to be created. To create an actual CD with the .iso file, you have to copy the data in the ISO image to a CD. Do not however, create a normal data CD holding the .iso file.All CD burning applications have the ability to correctly burn an ISO image to a CD. You may even be surprised at how easy it is. If you are using Linux already, you'll probably have K3B installed to burn an ISO to a disc. If you are using Windows, chances are your CD-burning application is Nero.
Get your CD-R or CD-RW disc ready, and select the operating system you'll use to continue reading.
Making Life Easier
Some CD burning hints:- Burn at a moderate speed. With cheap CDs, sometimes the indicated speed is the read speed. Just because it says it can do 52x doesn't mean it actually can with good results. And even if your burner can burn at 52x, that doesn't make it a good idea. At the same time, don't go VERY slow, modern media won't like that either. 8-12x is quite fast enough! You'll get a better burn.
- Rewritable media is often better. Remember, the next version of the ISO will be out a few months down the line...
- Just because it is advertised as a CD image, doesn't mean you can't use a DVD. They're fairly cheap these days, and will actually spin a lot more quietly during your install and generally are of higher quality. Rewritable DVDs are great for this sort of job.
- Don't keep repeating something that doesn't work. If your CD/DVD won't work properly, review what you did and make sure it's right. If it was right, then reburn on a different brand/type of media (and never buy the failing one again).
Do The Mediacheck
Once you have burned your disc, you can verify that the creation of the disc succeeded. Make sure the disc is back in the drive and reboot your PC to start your computer from the disc. Once the computer start your PC from the disc, more about that later, you'll see sort of a a menu. You can type mediacheck there and it'll check the live CD to make sure you have a good burn. More about boot options is explained on the page called Using the PCLinuxOS Live CD.The mediacheck procedure will see if the data got to the disc correctly. Some of the time this is not the case because of either bad media or the combination disc and drive isn't good. Bad media means the disc isn't that good a quality and the created disc will not work correctly.
Some of these drives really are picky at what they'll read and what not. In this case you could have a good disc on one computer, but not on another. The mediacheck can only test if the disc is correct on that particular computer. So it could well happen that the verified disc works on one drive, but not on another. Or that it partly works, but other parts of the disc show errors. Sadly it still happens quite often and it isn't something PCLinuxOS can solve for you. The mediacheck indication is a good way to see if the disc/drive combination is correct, or not, and can save you quite a headache and hours of bug hunting.
Flash Quiz!
*Please remove everything from your desk but a number two pencil... *When burning an ISO image, it is important to:
- Pray to Pele, the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess that the burn goes right?
- Occasionally slap the side of your computer to make sure the disc is seated correctly?
- See how many programs you can open and movie clips you can watch while it is burning?
- Find out just how quick burning at 52 speed is, and how many coaster you can make in a day?
Once you have your CD, continue reading the Using the PCLinuxOS Live CD to get you started using PCLinuxOS!
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Footnotes:
(a) You can get hard copy any current PCLinxOS∞ and also remasters like SuperGamer 2∞ etc. at On-Disk.com∞
Edited on 2007-05-06 13:56:30 by SySy [Pele]
Additions:
(hopefully, you didn't choose any of these as they are all wrong. Well, we guess A could be considered correct if you actually worship Pele.)
Deletions:
(hopefully, you didn't choose any of these as they are all wrong. Well, we guess A could be considered correct if you actually worship the great volcano god.)
Edited on 2007-05-06 13:56:10 by SySy [Pele]
Additions:
~a) Pray to Pele, the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess that the burn goes right?
Deletions:
~a) Pray to the great volcano god that the burn goes right?
Edited on 2007-05-06 12:23:35 by SySy [mostly-moved]
Additions:
This document is being integrated into the new wiki's structure. Check out this page: http://docs.mypclinuxos.com/index.php?title=Template:Main_Page/get∞
Edited on 2006-12-30 08:10:42 by JohnCoom [changed First we have to download to You can download]
Additions:
This section of the guide will cover how to get (or create) a copy of the PCLinuxOS Live CD. You have a few choices as to where and how to get your copy of PCLinuxOS. No matter how you get it the end result is the same. You have in your possesion a copy of the CD. This can either be an actual CD or it can be a file containing the data of the CD. A file containing the data of a CD is called an ISO image file, and often has the ".iso" extension. With the data in the .iso file you can create a PCLinuxOS LiveCD on a CD-R or CD-RW. We'll discuss this below. You can download an CD image or (at your option) buy it.
When you have downloaded a copy of PCLinuxOS it will be an .iso type file. The ISO image file holds the data of your PCLinuxOS CD to be created. To create an actual CD with the .iso file, you have to copy the data in the ISO image to a CD. Do not however, create a normal data CD holding the .iso file.
Deletions:
This section of the guide will cover how to get (or create) a copy of the PCLinuxOS Live CD. You have a few choices as to where and how to get your copy of PCLinuxOS. No matter how you get it the end result is the same. You have in your possesion a copy of the CD. This can either be an actual CD or it can be a file containing the data of the CD. A file containing the data of a CD is called an ISO image file, and often has the ".iso" extension. With the data in the .iso file you can create a PCLinuxOS LiveCD on a CD-R or CD-RW. We'll discuss this below. First we have to download or (at your option) buy it.
When you have downloaded a copy of PCLinuxOS it will be an .iso file. The ISO image file holds the data of your PCLinuxOS CD to be created. To create an actual CD with the .iso file, you have to copy the data in the ISO image to a CD. Do not however, create a normal data CD holding the .iso file.
Edited on 2006-12-30 08:03:33 by JohnCoom [changed url direct to on-disk.com]
Additions:
(a) You can get hard copy any current PCLinxOS∞ and also remasters like SuperGamer 2∞ etc. at On-Disk.com∞
Deletions:
(a) You can get hard copy any current PCLinxOS∞ and also remasters like SuperGamer2∞ etc. at On-Disk.com∞
Edited on 2006-12-30 08:00:29 by JohnCoom [in Footnote added url for pclinuxos along witg plug for supegamer]
Additions:
(a) You can get hard copy any current PCLinxOS∞ and also remasters like SuperGamer2∞ etc. at On-Disk.com∞
Deletions:
(a) You can obtain any current PCLinxOS and also remasters like SuperGamer2∞ etc. at On-Disk.com∞
Edited on 2006-12-30 07:39:56 by JohnCoom [changed order of "Ordeing" and "Downloading" + re-worded + added footer - refered to "SuperGamer2" g]
Additions:
If you need to obtain a hard copy (like dialup uses want etc.), you can order it online. (a)
If you prefer to download a copy of PCLinuxOS, then please read the following page.
Footnotes:
(a) You can obtain any current PCLinxOS and also remasters like SuperGamer2∞ etc. at On-Disk.com∞
Deletions:
For downloading a copy of PCLinuxOS, please read:
If you prefer an easier way to obtain a copy, you can order it online.
Edited on 2006-11-22 10:28:27 by DevNet [added answer to question...we left the reader hanging...]
Additions:
(hopefully, you didn't choose any of these as they are all wrong. Well, we guess A could be considered correct if you actually worship the great volcano god.)
Edited on 2006-07-18 15:18:20 by DevNet [Changed Navigation to Buttons]
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Back | Contents | Next | CategoryUse
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Back | Contents | Next | CategoryUse
Edited on 2006-05-27 13:09:21 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information, moved imgburn info]
Additions:
~- Burn at a moderate speed. With cheap CDs, sometimes the indicated speed is the read speed. Just because it says it can do 52x doesn't mean it actually can with good results. And even if your burner can burn at 52x, that doesn't make it a good idea. At the same time, don't go VERY slow, modern media won't like that either. 8-12x is quite fast enough! You'll get a better burn.
Deletions:
~- Burn at a moderate speed. With cheap CDs, sometimes the indicated speed is the read speed. Just because it says it can do 52x doesn't mean it actually can with good results. And even if your burner can burn at 52x, that doesn't make it is a good idea. At the same time, don't go VERY slow, modern media won't like that either. 8-12x is quite fast enough! You'll get a better burn.
Edited on 2006-05-27 13:08:44 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information, moved imgburn info]
Additions:
~d) Find out just how quick burning at 52 speed is, and how many coaster you can make in a day?
Edited on 2006-05-27 13:07:05 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information, moved imgburn info]
Additions:
Once you have burned your disc, you can verify that the creation of the disc succeeded. Make sure the disc is back in the drive and reboot your PC to start your computer from the disc. Once the computer start your PC from the disc, more about that later, you'll see sort of a a menu. You can type mediacheck there and it'll check the live CD to make sure you have a good burn. More about boot options is explained on the page called Using the PCLinuxOS Live CD. The mediacheck procedure will see if the data got to the disc correctly. Some of the time this is not the case because of either bad media or the combination disc and drive isn't good. Bad media means the disc isn't that good a quality and the created disc will not work correctly.
Deletions:
Once you have burned your disc, you can verify that the creation of the disc has gone correctly. Make sure the disc is back in the drive and reboot your PC to start your computer from the disc. Once the computer start your PC from the disc, more about that later, you'll see sort of a a menu. You can type mediacheck there and it'll check the live CD to make sure you have a good burn. More about boot options is explained on page 20.and following.
This will see if the data got to the disc correctly. Some of the time this is not the case because of either bad media or the combination disc and drive isn't good. Bad media means the disc isn't that good a quality and the created disc will not work correctly.
Edited on 2006-05-27 13:02:13 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information, moved imgburn info]
Additions:
Get your CD-R or CD-RW disc ready, and select the operating system you'll use to continue reading.
Deletions:
Get your CD-R or CD-RW disc ready, and select the application you will use to continue reading.
Edited on 2006-05-27 13:01:10 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information, moved imgburn info]
Additions:
Do The Mediacheck
Deletions:
Do The MediaCheck
Edited on 2006-05-27 12:57:32 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information, moved imgburn info]
Additions:
~-Burning the ISO to disc under Windows
Deletions:
~-Burning the ISO to disc under Windows using Nero
If you are using Windows and you don't have any CD burning software that can burn ISO images, try the free ImgBurn∞ program. Follow these steps to burn the ISO image to disc.
1. Insert Disc in Burner.
2. Select Image to burn.
3. Click 'Write' button.
4. Finished
Alternatively, follow the instructions on LinuxQuestions∞.
Edited on 2006-05-27 12:56:16 by LexNL [added mediacheck and 52x-but-readable information]
Additions:
~- Burn at a moderate speed. With cheap CDs, sometimes the indicated speed is the read speed. Just because it says it can do 52x doesn't mean it actually can with good results. And even if your burner can burn at 52x, that doesn't make it is a good idea. At the same time, don't go VERY slow, modern media won't like that either. 8-12x is quite fast enough! You'll get a better burn.
- Just because it is advertised as a CD image, doesn't mean you can't use a DVD. They're fairly cheap these days, and will actually spin a lot more quietly during your install and generally are of higher quality. Rewritable DVDs are great for this sort of job.
Do The MediaCheck
Once you have burned your disc, you can verify that the creation of the disc has gone correctly. Make sure the disc is back in the drive and reboot your PC to start your computer from the disc. Once the computer start your PC from the disc, more about that later, you'll see sort of a a menu. You can type mediacheck there and it'll check the live CD to make sure you have a good burn. More about boot options is explained on page 20.and following.This will see if the data got to the disc correctly. Some of the time this is not the case because of either bad media or the combination disc and drive isn't good. Bad media means the disc isn't that good a quality and the created disc will not work correctly.
Some of these drives really are picky at what they'll read and what not. In this case you could have a good disc on one computer, but not on another. The mediacheck can only test if the disc is correct on that particular computer. So it could well happen that the verified disc works on one drive, but not on another. Or that it partly works, but other parts of the disc show errors. Sadly it still happens quite often and it isn't something PCLinuxOS can solve for you. The mediacheck indication is a good way to see if the disc/drive combination is correct, or not, and can save you quite a headache and hours of bug hunting.
Deletions:
~- Burn at a moderate speed, just because your burner can burn at 52x, that's not a good idea. At the same time, don't go VERY slow, modern media won't like that either. 8-12x is quite fast enough! You'll get a better burn.
- Just because it is advertised as a CD image, doesn't mean you can't use a DVD. They're fairly cheap these days, and will actually spin a lot more quietly during your install. Rewritable DVDs are great for this sort of job.
Edited on 2006-05-16 23:21:59 by DevNet [application to plural]
Additions:
All CD burning applications have the ability to correctly burn an ISO image to a CD. You may even be surprised at how easy it is. If you are using Linux already, you'll probably have K3B installed to burn an ISO to a disc. If you are using Windows, chances are your CD-burning application is Nero.
Deletions:
All CD burning application have the ability to correctly burn an ISO image to a CD. You may even be surprised at how easy it is. If you are using Linux already, you'll probably have K3B installed to burn an ISO to a disc. If you are using Windows, chances are your CD-burning application is Nero.
Edited on 2006-04-09 17:42:13 by DidouPh
Additions:
~- Don't keep repeating something that doesn't work. If your CD/DVD won't work properly, review what you did and make sure it's right. If it was right, then reburn on a different brand/type of media (and never buy the failing one again).
Deletions:
~- Don't keep repeating something that doesn't work. If your CD/DVD won't work properly, review what you did and make sure it's right. If it was right, then reburn on a different brand/type of media.
Oldest known version of this page was edited on 2006-04-09 17:23:27 by DidouPh []
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Getting PCLinuxOS
Back to ContentsThis section of the guide will cover how to get (or create) a copy of the PCLinuxOS Live CD. You have a few choices as to where and how to get your copy of PCLinuxOS. No matter how you get it the end result is the same. You have in your possesion a copy of the CD. This can either be an actual CD or it can be a file containing the data of the CD. A file containing the data of a CD is called an ISO image file, and often has the ".iso" extension. With the data in the .iso file you can create a PCLinuxOS LiveCD on a CD-R or CD-RW. We'll discuss this below. First we have to download or (at your option) buy it.
For downloading a copy of PCLinuxOS, please read:
If you prefer an easier way to obtain a copy, you can order it online.
Burning the PCLinuxOS ISO image to disc
When you have downloaded a copy of PCLinuxOS it will be an .iso file. The ISO image file holds the data of your PCLinuxOS CD to be created. To create an actual CD with the .iso file, you have to copy the data in the ISO image to a CD. Do not however, create a normal data CD holding the .iso file.
All CD burning application have the ability to correctly burn an ISO image to a CD. You may even be surprised at how easy it is. If you are using Linux already, you'll probably have K3B installed to burn an ISO to a disc. If you are using Windows, chances are your CD-burning application is Nero.
Get your CD-R or CD-RW disc ready, and select the application you will use to continue reading.
Do not unrar the ISO image or extract files in any other way from the ISO file. In some Windows setups Winrar is associated with .iso files. Do not use Winrar on .iso files.
If you are using Windows and you don't have any CD burning software that can burn ISO images, try the free ImgBurn∞ program. Follow these steps to burn the ISO image to disc.
1. Insert Disc in Burner.
2. Select Image to burn.
3. Click 'Write' button.
4. Finished
Alternatively, follow the instructions on LinuxQuestions∞.
Making Life Easier
Some CD burning hints:
- Burn at a moderate speed, just because your burner can burn at 52x, that's not a good idea. At the same time, don't go VERY slow, modern media won't like that either. 8-12x is quite fast enough! You'll get a better burn.
- Rewritable media is often better. Remember, the next version of the ISO will be out a few months down the line...
- Just because it is advertised as a CD image, doesn't mean you can't use a DVD. They're fairly cheap these days, and will actually spin a lot more quietly during your install. Rewritable DVDs are great for this sort of job.
- Don't keep repeating something that doesn't work. If your CD/DVD won't work properly, review what you did and make sure it's right. If it was right, then reburn on a different brand/type of media.
If you want more information about burning .iso files and checking md5 checksums, check out the LinuxQuestions ISO∞ page. This page also includes instructions for using Roxio for burning ISO images.
Flash Quiz!
*Please remove everything from your desk but a number two pencil... *
When burning an ISO image, it is important to:
- Pray to the great volcano god that the burn goes right?
- Occasionally slap the side of your computer to make sure the disc is seated correctly?
- See how many programs you can open and movie clips you can watch while it is burning?
Once you have your CD, continue reading the Using the PCLinuxOS Live CD to get you started using PCLinuxOS!
Back | Contents | Next | CategoryUse